ADVISOR MARK BARRON PREPARES TO CLIMB KILAMANJARO Nectar News Editor Nicole Johnson sat down with retired BMI music industry professional Mark Barron to discuss his upcoming climb of Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma. Mark is committed to climb the tallest peak in Africa in an effort to raise funds and

THE WAVE REACHES ANOTHER MILESTONE Everybody Reads The Wave, Celebrating 125 years After a fire that destroyed four city blocks worth of Rockaway Beach on September 21st, 1892, Rockaway residents read the headline, “Wave of Fire Sweeps Seaside”. A local printer decided that the Brooklyn and Hempstead newspapers could not cover the tragedy adequately and

by Alana Maiello “Our music will persevere. There are more great young players than there have ever been. Our music is about telling your own story in your own way. And that involves a certain kind of individualism and iconoclasm – and you need to develop your own voice.” -Todd Barkan ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In April, the

The seed of art and revolution in the Village BY HARRY PINCUS | I often gaze upon these old stones of Greenwich Village and think of those who once walked here. Our moment cannot transform their inspiration into mere real estate — dollars not sense. They can never fully scrub the taint of rebellion and art

I pull up to the Davenport theater to see the matinee of “Endangered,” by Keni Fine. It is a beautiful fall day in NYC, the kind that makes you grateful for every season but my heart is heavy. Hurricane Maria has just wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico and the world is in crisis. I am not

The Importance of Branding YouTube Series On June 12th, 2017 FLOBEL’s Angel Investment Club produced The Importance of Branding in Sales Promotion For Growth, a branding panel featuring New York-based marketing executives and digital strategists. In partnership with Marcum LLP, the Angel Investment Club produced an event that provided attendees with information for effective branding

Hello my Us and European friends. Having a wonderful time here in Eastern Europe. Budapest is next. First photos are Prague. I am with Katarina, my new friend, at her amazing Prague studio. She is an artist and healer through art. She offered me a place to stay at her lovely

In a world where google has become a placeholder for memory and the knowledge of historical facts are seldom valued, Bruce Eder is a rare breed. A self-described “deep knowledge” lover, Bruce has the ability to answer some of the most seemingly obscure questions about music and film history in New York City. In fact,

In this time of extreme climate change, when environmental issues are even more pressing than ever, a very special thing is happening in upstate NY: Chase Randell and Cassandra Taylor, two educators who got fed up with theoretical conversation, decided to put a sustainable framework into practice. Both Chase and Cassandra believe that environmentalism is a

Carol Lewis is a middle school teacher at One World Middle School in the Bronx. Carol and her students have done an extraordinary thing: they have organized and are preparing to lead a Children’s March in Washington D.C. on June 3rd. This goal of the march to raise awareness of UNICEF’s Convention of the Rights of

Martin Jacobson (aka “Coach Jake”) is the legendary NYC soccer coach who has led his team at Martin Luther King High School to win 16 championships in over 20 years, but his role as a coach extends way beyond the field. Coach Jake has developed an extraordinary reputation over his time as an educator working

YOUNG FLOBEL ADVISORS PARTNER WITH THE ACTOR’S TEMPLE FOR NEW PASSION PROJECT Traveling Globerollers, Madeline Rhodes and Roxanne Schiebergen, are changing the world one stair case at a time. In an effort to raise awareness about the lack of accessibility in the world these young FLOBEL Advisors roll the globe, one by choice, the other

NYU GRAD PRODUCES ANTI-BULLYING FILM “BUTTERFLIES” Carlotta Summers is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Theater and minor in Psychology. A student of the Experimental Theater Wing, Summers spent four years with the program honing her skills as an actor and writer. Carlotta, a Blue Fever

Mickela Mallozzi leads first official collaboration between Dance Adventures and Bare Feet Tours. By: Megan Morrison Mickela is the Emmy® Award-winning host and producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, a travel series airing on PBS. From re-discovering her family’s roots in Southern Italy to dancing tango in Buenos Aires, the series covers Mickela’s adventures as

FLOBEL MUSIC LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO HELP INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS AND COMPOSERS Flobel Music, a new website found on flobelmusic.org, is one of the many extensions of the Florence Belsky Charitable Foundation (“Flobel”). Flobel is a non-profit organization founded by feminist lawyer and philanthropist, Florence Belsky in an effort to connect people, share ideas and empower each

ARTIST RIVKA RIVERA TALKS FREELANCING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A UNIQUE BRAND Rivka Rivera is an Actress/Writer/Producer/Educator. A native of Brooklyn, Rivera spent her childhood building forts and writing plays and began investing professionally in her artistic career after attending LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts. She went on to earn her BFA in